Edith I. Bell Brown Australia, 1864-1946
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About Edith Brown
Edith Bell Brown was born in 1864 at Surrey Hills, Sydney. A professional painter, art teacher china painter, ceramicist, photographer and printmaker, she received her initial art training at Sydney Teachers College in 1893 and later taught art at the college from 1897 to 1909. She also studied at Sydney Technical College from 1894 to 1899 and taught at East Sydney Technical College from 1899-1926. She first exhibited her art works about 1910 and in 1914, she exhibited several etchings at the Society of Woman Painters. Around this time she became known for her pottery, and the Art Gallery of NSW acquired four of her porcelain wares. In Sydney, she exhibited at the Royal Art Society, the Society of Women Painters and the Society of Arts & Craft of N.S.W. In Brisbane, she exhibited with the Royal Queensland Art Society and in Adelaide, with the Royal South Australian Society of Art.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Edith Brown from 1986 and in total 11 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 10 (91%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $3,600 for Views of Old Sydney & the Rocks sold by Davidson Auctions in September 2019. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022.
Edith Brown is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Dictionary of Australian Artists Online, an online resource for biographical data about Australian artists, designers, craftspeople and curators.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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